This is horrifying how can you make death threats against this person she has nothing to do with these arizona shootings. If you hate her then you
don't have to make these threats. I tell you what this is a terrible situation at the moment. Some people are so digusting these people think it ok to
make these threats. It not.It really makes my anger fume.This really is horrible.

Okay, I can't stand the lady, she's a hypocrite, a joke, and needs to go away, but she does not need to die, does not need to get cancer, geez,
people, wishing ill for her and he family is wrong. She had nothing to do with this tragedy, and no media that I've heard has said she did. What
they have said is that demonizing people who have differing political views has gone too far, and the gun lingo is in bad taste. The fact that she and
her ilk now say that they are being demonized and could be put in danger because of it is hilarious and sad all at the same time. People have got to
get over the idea that anyone who's not in your political party is your enemy. It's like being in kindergarten, and the politicians are the ones
perpetrating it, but don't dare call them out on it. I was republican for 25 years, I changed this last election because frankly most of them seem
to have lost their minds, but I still don't want them to die.

Nice post. These comments on the video makes me wonder why ATS is under scrutiny. The conspiracy theorists on these boards seem to have more common
sense and decency than many twitter or social network sites have. Yet, the media seems to always target conspiracy theorists while twitter comments
preaching hate abound on the net. I would much rather talk about aliens than talk with people who post junk like is in that video.

Originally posted by kinda kurious
Although I'm not sure on the purpose of this thread if the goal was to evoke sympathy, I'm afraid I'm fresh out.

I think we should give the OP the benefit of the doubt, don’t you think? I think the purpose of the thread is to show that the quality of the
discourse is at an all-time low, and the level of hatred and intolerance at an all-time high, on all sides of the political spectrum. If
that’s indeed the point, I think it’s very valid.

Mine all went to the victims and their families. Karma is a boomerang.

I think Sarah Palin is totally unqualified for any public office and that she has hurt the quality of the national discourse, but there is absolutely
no justification to not completely object and repudiate death threats or threats of violence against anyone, even to someone as intolerant as Sarah
Palin and having made violent rhetoric filled statements of her own.

The idea of fellow Americans as somehow the "enemy" is what is tearing apart the nation. "Enemies" are constantly at "war"; enemies are meant to
be killed. Enemies are meant to be attacked, conquered, only one side victorious, no compromise. Enemies are demeaned.

Nixon's "enemies list(s)" sit almost quaint next to what today's politicians dish out, and certainly citizens respond in kind.

Originally posted by kinda kurious
Although I'm not sure on the purpose of this thread if the goal was to evoke sympathy, I'm afraid I'm fresh out.

I think we should give the OP the benefit of the doubt, don’t you think? I think the purpose of the thread is to show that the quality of the
discourse is at an all-time low, and the level of hatred and intolerance at an all-time high, on all sides of the political spectrum. If
that’s indeed the point, I think it’s very valid.

As I said, I'm not sure of the purpose. If it was as you suggest, I would have expected to see evidence of vitriol on both sides. No?
Until then, 'benefit of doubt' withheld. Coolio?

I think Sarah Palin is totally unqualified for any public office and that she has hurt the quality of the national discourse, but there is absolutely
no justification to not completely object and repudiate death threats or threats of violence against anyone, even to someone as intolerant as Sarah
Palin and having made violent rhetoric filled statements of her own.

I agree regarding her qualifications or lack thereof. I applaud the
balance of your sentiment but also feel everything that you do has repercussions. It comes back to you one way or another.

Gosh, who said that awful horrible thing? It must have been a prominent leader of the Democratic party. Also, like Palin I am sure this person
restated his threat over and over again and stood behind it instead of appologizing for his reprehnsible words, right? Just feels like something is
missing for context here.

Obviously a result of all the prominent Democrats and leftwing radio and tv personalites calling for her death. I am having trouble completing my list
of names for that though so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Someone who constantly wishes harms upon other American's needs to be removed from the equation. Palin is a threat to this nation. She abandoned AK
when things got too hairy. Is this the idiot you want running the nation?

Good for people for finally seeing through her pre fab facade and calling her out for what she truly is, a warmonger and a threat to the institution
of democracy and democratic rule. She needs to go away and enjoy private life and stay out of politics.

Also, did you get a good look at the Democratic US map with crosshairs over Republican candidates? And didn't you hear the leftwing call for 2cd
Amendment remedies to take out rightwing politicians? No? I must have missed it, too.

We used to call people like Palin a "reactionary", and they made up the "fringe" of the GOP. The last 3 decades has been as if the GOP was shaken
up like a soda, and now, with the stopper taken off the bottle, the reactionary ingredients are exploding out uncontrollably.

When we all used to be "loyal opposition" not enemies, the tone of politics was civil. Now it's come down to, "Go **** yourself!", as said by Mr.
Cheney...he must have missed the etiquette lesson where one used to preface one's talk with, "The good gentleman from...".

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